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Ollie Wynne-Griffith and Tom George claimed silver for Great Britain in the men’s pair at Paris 2024 as Croatia pipped them at the post. The duo pushed hard from the start and held a narrow lead from Romania at halfway. They looked as if they would hold in a frantic finish, but Martin and Valent […]

“Today is a powerful example of why it’s vital to have friends in this world” – President Joe Biden Western countries and Russia have completed their biggest prisoner swap in post-Soviet history. Among those released by Moscow are Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, Paul Whelan, a corporate security executive with joint British nationality from Michigan and […]

Shortly after the defeat, Sir Andy jokingly posted on X: “Never even liked tennis anyway.” Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer led the tributes to Sir Andy Murray after his tennis career ended with defeat in the quarter-finals of the Olympic men’s doubles. Twenty-one years after his first professional match, Sir Andy’s hopes of a medal-winning […]

Gin and whisky-makers say the “disastrous” 10.1% increase in alcohol duty has “sucked the life out of a boom industry” one year on from its introduction. Alcohol duty hikes in August last year were the largest in almost 50 years, adding 20% to excise duty on more than 85% of all wines on the UK […]

The final season of Squid Game will debut in 2025, it has been announced. The Korean drama became a breakout success after its release on Netflix in 2021, which saw Lee Jung-jae’s character Seong Gi-hun receive a mysterious invitation to join a game offering 45.6 billion South Korean won (around £27 million). Squid Game writer, […]

One in 20 UK adults sought dental care outside of the UK in the last year, a new poll suggests. The cost of treatments in the UK was the main reason cited by the 6% of adults who decided to travel abroad for care, according to a new report by the General Dental Council (GDC). […]

Helen Glover missed out on a third Olympic title as Great Britain were agonisingly edged out in a dramatic women’s four final at Paris 2024. The mum-of-three, who won pairs gold at London 2012 and Rio 2016, took four years out of the sport before the Tokyo Olympics and 12 months off after those Games […]

Stephen Lawrence’s body will be returned to the UK from Jamaica 31 years after his murder, his mother Doreen Lawrence has said. Baroness Lawrence said his family had decided to “bring Stephen home to be closer to us” after originally burying him on the Caribbean island because they felt “he would not be at peace […]

A 17-year-old boy who is charged with the murders of three girls killed in the knife attack at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in Southport has been named as Axel Rudakubana after a judge lifted reporting restrictions. He appeared at a hearing at Liverpool Crown Court on Thursday where the Recorder of Liverpool Judge Andrew […]

UK interest rates have been cut for the first time in more than four years, releasing some pressure on borrowers as the Bank of England was encouraged by signs that inflation has slowed. The Bank reduced rates from 5.25% to 5%, following a split vote which saw some members of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) […]